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Vol. 63, No. 16

Monday, January 26, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

7 CFR Part 1703

Distance Learning and Telemedicine

Loan and Grant Program; Correction

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the final regulations

which were published Friday, June 13,

1997 (62 FR 32434). The regulations

related to RUS’ policy and requirements

for submitting an application for

financial assistance, and the method of

selecting projects to receive loans and

grants and allocating the available funds

for the Distance Learning and

Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

B. Chandler, Acting Assistant

Administrator-Telecommunications

Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP

1590, Room 4056, South Building, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–1590.

Telephone (202) 720–9554, Facsimile

(202) 720–0810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final regulations that are the

subject of these corrections affect

persons applying for loans or grants

under 7 CFR Part 1703, Subpart D.

Need for correction

As published, the final regulations

contain errors which may prove to be

misleading and are in need of

clarification.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1703

Community development, Grant

programs—education, Grant programs—

health care, Grant programs—housing

and community development, Loan

programs—education, Loan programs—

health care, Loan programs—housing

and community development, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements, Rural

areas.

Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1703, subpart

D, is corrected by making the following

correcting amendments:

PART 1703—RURAL DEVELOPMENT

1. The authority citation for Part 1703

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 950aaa

et seq.; Pub. L. 103–354, 108 Stat. 3178 (7

U.S.C. 6941 et seq.).

2. In § 1703.102, the definition of

Comprehensive rural

telecommunications plan is removed

and the definition for

Telecommunications Systems Plan is

added in alphabetical order to read as

follows:

§ 1703.102 Definitions.

* * * * *

Telecommunications Systems Plan

means the plan submitted by an

applicant in accordance with

§ 1703.109(f).

* * * * *

§ 1703.103 [Amended]

3. In § 1703.103, paragraph (a)(3) is

amended by adding the words ‘‘or loan’’

after the word ‘‘grant’.

4. In § 1703.107, paragraph (a)(5) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 1703.107 Ineligible loan and grant

purposes.

* * * * *

(5) To purchase equipment that will

be owned by the local exchange carrier

or another telecommunications service

provider, unless such carrier or provider

is the recipient of the financial

assistance being provided under this

subpart;

* * * * *

§ 1703.109 [Amended]

5. In § 1703.109, paragraph (h)

introductory text is amended by

removing the word ‘‘statues’’ in the first

sentence and adding in its place the

word ‘‘statutes’’.

6. In § 1703.113, the third sentence in

paragraph (b), and the entire paragraph

(c) are revised to read as follows:

§ 1703.113 Application filing dates,

location, processing, and public

notification.

* * * * *

(b) * * * To be considered for loan

funds during the fiscal year (FY) that the

application is submitted, any

information needed to complete the

application must be postmarked no later

than August 14. * * *

(c) Applications requesting grant

funds must be submitted to RUS and

postmarked not later than June 1 if the

applications are to be considered during

the fiscal year the application is

submitted. It is suggested that

applications be submitted prior to the

above deadline to ensure they can be

reviewed and considered complete by

the deadline. RUS will review each

application for completeness in

accordance with § 1703.109, and notify

the applicant, within 15 working days of

the results of this review, citing any

information which is incomplete. To be

considered for grant funds, the

applicant must submit the information

to complete the application by June 1.

If the applicant fails to submit such

information by the appropriate

deadline, the application will be

considered during the next fiscal year.

* * * * *

§ 1703.122 [Amended]

7. In § 1703.122, in paragraph (e)

introductory text the word ‘‘that’’ is

added after the phrase ‘‘if any,’’.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1737 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection

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9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97–082–2]

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area

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AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

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